When she was younger beauty queen Aimee McKay used to panic when she looked in the mirror and saw patches of her skin turn bright white.
The hairdresser, who suffers from vitiligo - an autoimmune disorder that causes skin to lose pigment -, spent her teenage years feeling insecure about her appearance. But over time Aimee grew to love her unique look and is now raising awareness of the condition by taking part in beauty pageants.
The 27-year-old, from Fairlie, Ayrshire, hopes her pageant success she will empower other young people to embrace their imperfections and realise beauty is only skin deep. Aimee, who was inspired by supermodel and fellow vitiligo sufferer, Winnie Harlow said: “I was just nine-years-old when the first wee white patch developed on my knee and it just kept spreading.
